For the first time, Amazon has bought adaptation rights for its own books
Today, Amazon.com published a new entry in its “Original Collections” series, The Fairer Sex, a collection of eight short Kindle works by Michelle Miller. What’s novel about this particular collection is that the company isn’t just publishing the stories, but Amazon Studios has acquired the media rights for the series, a first for the company, according to Deadline.
The eight romance stories were timed to drop on Valentine’s Day. They’re available for free in both print and audio versions for Amazon Prime and Kindle Unlimited members. The collection is all about “portraits of women figuring out how to make it in the world — and get some satisfaction while they’re at it.” Nonmembers can pick up the series for just under $8. In recent...